TWENTY-SEVEN YEARS AGO THE ALOHA MARCH IN WASHINGTON, DC
The Aloha Marches Of 1998 And 2000 In Washington, DC Were The Vision Of One Man - Koani Founder John “Butch” Kekahu III.
Both Events Brought Worldwide Attention To The Plight Of Native Hawaiians And The Cry For A Free Hawai`i.
Being Kanaka Maoli piha, full blooded native Hawaiian, he helped lead the struggle for a Free Hawai`i on Kaua`i as well as throughout the islands.
He was jailed in 1993 for his six-year occupation of Hawaiian Homelands in Anahola, Kaua`i.
Butch organized the 1998 and 2000 Aloha Marches in Washington, DC.
On July 4, 2000, he also staged the Boston Ti Party, a modern day protest of taxation without representation.
These events highlighted native Hawaiian issues through broad national and international media coverage.
Despite his lack of formal education, Butch lectured on a Free Hawai`i before the US Congress, governmental agencies and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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